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New Day Healthcare Acquires Compassion Hospice

Hospice News

The home health and hospice provider New Day Healthcare has acquired Texas-based Compassion Hospice for an undisclosed amount. The company’s nearly 6,500 employees serve close to 100,000 patients annually across all of its business lines, including home health, hospice, pediatrics, clinical decision support and personal care.

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Senior Living Operator Launches Home Health, Hospice Company Dover Health

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Senior living and health care services operator The Dover Companies has launched a home health and hospice business branded as Dover Health. Its parent organization also operates senior living, pharmacy, development, independent living, personal care, assisted living and memory care businesses, among others.

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Adult, PACE, Palliative Centers Unveiled Amid Hospice Closures

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The LIFE program is a member of Florida-based nonprofit post-acute care provider Empath Health. Services at the program’s new facility include adult day services, primary and skilled care, therapies and social and emotional support. The hospice’s W.

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Empath Health Launches New PACE Center

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“Our organization here at Empath Health, we’re dedicated to serving every spectrum across our communities and are 100% committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion,” Fleece told Hospice News. That eliminates fragmented care.” The post Empath Health Launches New PACE Center appeared first on Hospice News.

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Do You Need to Learn Hospice GIP Documentation? [Expert Tips]

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As a hospice nurse, there are many skills that you must master. One of these skills is understanding and completing hospice GIP documentation. Plus, I’ll explain when GIP care is appropriate and when it’s not. What is Hospice GIP Care? When is GIP Care Appropriate?

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Defining the Undefined Scope of Palliative Care Payment, Services

Hospice News

“Trying to understand the clinical world and the home care world and fuse them together is where the biggest challenges have been in the conversation of what is palliative care and trying to define it in a way that not just patients can understand it, but even clinicians,” Fluhart said during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference.

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Palliative Researcher Oliver: Family Caregivers Are Also Patients

Hospice News

In many instances, hospices will not be able to provide care if patients lack the support of a family caregiver. Her work is informed not only by her career of more than 20 years as a hospice professional but also by her experience as a caregiver for her husband. You’ve personally been a caregiver yourself.

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